Chapter Summaries

Luofan faced a blockade by female readers demanding a happier ending to Dream of the Red Chamber, and negotiated to keep its ending while promising a new romance with a happy ending. After training and becoming more famous at the Great Soul Arena, he encountered Flender, a level seventy-six Soul Saint.

• Female fans confronted Luofan at his residence and demanded that he change Dream of the Red Chamber's tragic ending.
• Luofan threatened to stop writing, prompting Qian Renxue to join the fans and urge him to continue.
• Qian Renxue and the fans agreed to let Luofan keep Red Chamber's ending in exchange for a new romance with a happy ending.
• Luofan returned to his courtyard, cultivated his soul power, and went to the Great Soul Arena, where his fame had grown.
• After Luofan defeated two Five-Ring Soul Kings and a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, Flender introduced himself as a level seventy-six Soul Saint.

Flender entered Luofan’s Great Soul Arena challenge to win the 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, despite being a level 76 Soul Saint facing a level 46 Soul Ancestor. Luofan evaded Flender’s attacks with his superior speed, then struck him with Suppression, leaving Flender injured.

• Flender came to Heaven Dou City seeking an operating license for Shrek Academy and entered Luofan’s duel for the prize money.
• Luofan accepted the duel against Flender, whose level 76 Soul Saint cultivation stunned the spectators.
• Flender rushed at Luofan, but Luofan used Quickstep, his Head Soul Bone, and Purple Demon Eye to dodge him.
• Flender chased Luofan for five minutes without landing a hit, then complained that Luofan was only running.
• Luofan stopped fleeing and struck Flender with Suppression, whose defense-ignoring effect injured him.

Luofan used his speed, Purple Demon Eye, and Soul Skills to injure Flender, a Seven-Ring Soul Sage. When Flender unleashed Martial Soul Avatar, Luofan’s Exquisite Pagoda absorbed and imprisoned him, stunning the Great Soul Arena.

• Luofan used Purple Demon Eye to spot Flender’s weak point and struck it with his pagoda, seriously injuring him.
• Luofan’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track let him evade Flender and attack from behind, while spectators marveled at his strength.
• Flender took Luofan seriously and unleashed his Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar.
• Luofan activated the Exquisite Pagoda’s fourth Soul Skill, Absorption, and sucked Flender and his Martial Soul Avatar into the pagoda.
• Flender found himself unable to use Soul Power or Soul Skills while imprisoned inside the Exquisite Pagoda.

Bibi Dong learned that Luofan had helped Yu Xiaogang evolve his martial soul and began planning to use Luofan to control Qian Renxue. In Heaven Dou City, Luofan defeated Flender by trapping him in his Exquisite Tower, then wondered whether he had begun to grasp Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

• Bibi Dong read that Yu Xiaogang's martial soul had evolved and that he had reached level 31, then resolved to keep Luofan under her control as leverage over Qian Renxue.
• Luofan used his Absorption Soul Skill to trap Flender inside his Exquisite Tower during their Great Soul Arena match.
• Flender surrendered, and the referee declared Luofan the winner, stunning the spectators with his victory over a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
• Luofan left the arena with Yue Guan, who explained that the victory had made Luofan a powerful figure rather than merely a promising genius.
• At the Crown Prince's Residence, Luofan wondered whether using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in the battle meant he had begun to master it and what effect it might grant.

After mastering Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Luofan discovered that its added spatial rule let him teleport back to a position he had occupied within the previous ten seconds. Qian Renxue reminded him to write the promised romance, so Luofan began Legend of the White Snake, a story about a soul beast repaying a human’s kindness.

• Luofan tested Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in his courtyard and used its rule effect to teleport from his bedroom door to a tree trunk.
• Qian Renxue arrived and reminded Luofan that he had promised her a romance with a perfectly happy ending.
• Luofan agreed to write and began a new book titled Legend of the White Snake.
• Luofan wrote a synopsis about a white snake saved by a young shepherd boy who later reincarnated, and Qian Renxue eagerly reacted to the human-and-soul-beast romance.

Luofan’s new novel became a sensation as Tang San felt increasingly neglected by Yu Xiaogang, while Xiao Wu grew captivated by the story. After Luofan’s victory over a Soul Sage drew attention in Heaven Dou City, Xue Ye rewarded Xue Qinghe for discovering him and invited Luofan to a palace banquet.

• Ning Fengzhi regretted turning Luofan away after his newspaper and novels became huge successes, while Bibi Dong resolved to separate Luofan and Qian Renxue and keep Luofan close to her.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory resentful that Yu Xiaogang had become dismissive since breaking through to Soul Elder, and he found Xiao Wu engrossed in Legend of the White Snake.
• Luofan continued his daily cultivation and writing as word spread through Heaven Dou City that he had defeated a Seven-Ring Soul Sage as a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.
• Xue Ye questioned Xue Qinghe about Luofan’s talent and victory, then awarded Xue Qinghe one hundred thousand gold soul coins, a soul bone, and three soul tools.
• Xue Ye announced a Moonlight Banquet and asked Xue Qinghe to bring Luofan so the emperor and court officials could meet him.

Gui Mei pressured Ge Hu to carry out Bibi Dong’s request at Emperor Xue Ye’s Moonlight Banquet, while Luofan spent the evening writing Legend of the White Snake and repeatedly left Qian Renxue hanging at cliffhangers. The chapter ended just as Bai Suzhen cast a spell to investigate Xu Xian’s past life.

• Gui Mei entered Ge Hu’s bedroom and reminded him that he owed the Spirit Hall three favors.
• Gui Mei told Ge Hu to ask Luofan at the Moonlight Banquet whether he should return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ge Hu recognized the plan to sow distrust.
• Luofan followed his usual cultivation and writing routine, ending his Legend of the White Snake update when Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing met Xu Xian at the Broken Bridge.
• Qian Renxue urged Luofan to write more, and he added scenes in which Xiao Qing dropped Bai Suzhen’s golden hairpin and Xu Xian returned it.
• Luofan stopped again as Bai Suzhen began casting a spell to determine whether Xu Xian was the reincarnation of the cowherd boy.

Luofan absorbed the twenty-thousand-year Dark Night Protection Left Arm Bone bestowed by Emperor Xue Ye, and the Rule Addition entry transformed its skill into a powerful crowd-control immunity shield. The next day, Luofan and Qian Renxue departed for the imperial palace to meet Xue Ye.

• Qian Renxue told Luofan that Xue Ye wanted to meet him at the full-moon banquet, and Luofan agreed to go.
• Luofan decided to absorb the left arm bone he had received from Xue Ye and advanced to Soul Power Level 47.
• The Rule Addition entry transformed the bone's defensive skill into Darkness Shield, which protected a target from crowd control until the shield broke.
• Luofan tested Darkness Shield on himself, creating a pale purple sphere around his body.
• After his Soul Power reached Level 58 the next morning, Luofan practiced Mysterious Jade Hand and later rode with Qian Renxue toward the imperial palace.

At the Moonlight Banquet, Luofan impressed the Heaven Dou Emperor and court with his four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and Xue Ye praised him as the world's greatest genius. After Grand Marshal Ge Long proposed that Luofan demonstrate his strength, Luofan agreed, leaving the banquet awaiting his display.

• Xue Qinghe brought Luofan to the Moonlight Banquet and introduced him to Xue Ye, while the guests discussed Luofan's age and achievements.
• Xue Ye asked Luofan to show his four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and Luofan summoned his Exquisite Pagoda and revealed them.
• The guests marveled at Luofan's talent, and Xue Ye called him the world's greatest genius, drawing congratulations from officials.
• Grand Marshal Ge Long asked Luofan to demonstrate his strength, and Luofan agreed when Xue Ye asked for his answer.

At the Moonlight Banquet, Luofan sparred with Ge Hu, a level 75 Soul Saint whose Baxia Martial Soul gave him formidable defenses and control skills. Luofan showcased his speed, shielding, and evasive techniques, then teleported behind Ge Hu and struck at a weakness revealed by Purple Demon Eye.

• Ge Hu introduced himself as a level 75 Soul Saint with the Baxia Martial Soul and agreed to spar with Luofan.
• Luofan used Quickstep, Overpowering Aura, and Suppression to evade Ge Hu and send his Exquisite Pagoda crashing down; Ge Hu punched it away but suffered a small wound.
• Ge Hu used Gravity Field to slow Luofan and landed a blow, but Luofan’s Shield Soul Skill blocked it completely.
• Luofan used Purple Demon Eye to spot a weak point on Ge Hu’s lower back, then activated Darkness Shield to nullify Gravity Field and dodged with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Luofan triggered Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track’s teleportation effect to appear beside Ge Hu and swung his Exquisite Tower at the marked weak point.

Luofan defeated Ge Hu, a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, in front of the Moonlight Banquet guests, impressing Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe. Xue Ye then proposed betrothing Luofan to Princess Xue Ke, and Xue Qinghe immediately objected.

• Luofan ignored Ge Hu’s defenses, struck him with the Exquisite Pagoda, and absorbed him inside it to end their sparring match.
• The spectators marveled that Luofan had defeated a Seven-Ring Soul Sage as a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, while Xue Qinghe considered whether he could beat him.
• Xue Ye praised Luofan and realized that his strength could protect the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Xue Ye asked Luofan’s age, learned he would turn ten in just over a month, and suggested that Luofan spend time with Princess Xue Ke.
• Xue Ye proposed arranging a betrothal between Luofan and Xue Ke, with a marriage after they both turned eighteen.
• Xue Qinghe shouted in refusal before Luofan could answer.

At the Moonlight Banquet, Xue Qinghe objected to Xue Ye’s proposed marriage between Luofan and Xue Ke, and Luofan explained that he had already declined because he wanted to focus on cultivation. After Ge Hu was released, he questioned Luofan about his Nine-Story Pagoda martial soul and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect origins, then asked whether Luofan would return to honor the ancestors.

• Xue Qinghe objected when Xue Ye proposed that Luofan marry Xue Ke, and Luofan said he had previously declined the match to prioritize cultivation.
• Marshal Ge Long redirected attention to his imprisoned younger brother, and Luofan released Ge Hu from the Exquisite Tower.
• Xue Ye praised Luofan’s ambition to become a Titled Douluo before considering marriage.
• Ge Hu praised Luofan’s talent, asked about his Nine-Story Pagoda martial soul, and learned that Luofan had left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ge Hu questioned why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had let Luofan leave and asked whether he would return to honor the ancestors, while Ge Long and Xue Qinghe rebuked him.

At the Moonlight Banquet, Luofan defused Ge Hu’s attempt to cast doubt on his loyalty by proposing that Xue Qinghe accompany him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for ancestral rites. After the banquet, Ge Long stopped their carriage and claimed Spirit Hall had coerced Ge Hu into his words.

• Ge Long struck Ge Hu and asked Xue Ye to punish him, and Xue Ye ordered eighty military-rod strokes and three months of confinement.
• Luofan said he would visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the ancestral rites and asked Xue Qinghe to accompany him.
• Xue Ye approved the visit as a one-time exception, and Xue Qinghe praised Luofan’s quick thinking.
• Luofan left the palace with Xue Qinghe, but Ge Long stopped their carriage to explain Ge Hu’s conduct.
• Ge Long told Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall had coerced Ge Hu into speaking as he did.

Luofan considered whether Ge Long had blamed Spirit Hall for Ge Hu’s actions, and Xue Qinghe doubted his story while Luofan thought Bibi Dong might have acted behind the scenes. After nearly two months of training, Luofan reached level 49 and gained the first effects of Mysterious Jade Hand just as Xue Qinghe invited him to travel to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for ancestor worship.

• Xue Qinghe questioned Ge Long about Ge Hu taking orders from Spirit Hall, but Ge Long lowered his head without arguing.
• In the carriage, Xue Qinghe insisted Ge Long was lying, while Luofan suggested Bibi Dong might have targeted him after their previous confrontation.
• Luofan spent nearly two months training, raising his soul power to level 49 and practicing at the Great Soul Arena.
• Luofan gained an initial grasp of Mysterious Jade Hand, activating a new effect from his Rule Addition trait.
• Xue Qinghe invited Luofan to leave for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the next day for ancestor worship, and Luofan agreed.

Luofan considered how Mysterious Jade Hand could reflect ranged attacks, then traveled with Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to honor the ancestors. As they approached, Luofan recalled leaving the sect years ago, while Ning Fengzhi learned of their arrival and regretted losing such a talented Soul Master.

• Luofan realized Mysterious Jade Hand could reflect ranged attacks, including hidden weapons, though it could not stop melee strikes.
• Luofan, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Rongrong set off by carriage for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Luofan planned to honor the ancestors before leaving again to focus on cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong told Luofan and Xue Qinghe that she had reached Soul Power Level twenty at about nine and a half years old.
• As the sect came into view, Luofan remembered leaving it alone four years earlier, and Xue Qinghe urged him not to dwell on unhappy memories.
• Ning Fengzhi heard that Xue Qinghe, Luofan, and Ning Rongrong were coming, and he regretted that Luofan’s extraordinary talent had slipped away from the sect.

Luofan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to tend his family’s graves, but remained distant from Ning Fengzhi over his painful departure from the sect. As Luofan and Xue Qinghe left for the Star Dou Great Forest, Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo Chen Xin after them with a Soul Bone in hopes of repairing their relationship.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo welcomed Luofan and Ning Rongrong, but Luofan kept his distance from Ning Fengzhi.
• At the banquet, Luofan explained that he had returned to tend his parents’ and grandparents’ graves, then stayed overnight in his former home.
• Luofan visited the graves alone, tended them, and told his family he hoped to reunite with them in the Divine Realm someday.
• Luofan told Ning Fengzhi he planned to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare for hunting his fifth Soul Ring, then departed with Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Sword Douluo Chen Xin a Soul Bone and asked him to catch Luofan’s carriage to try to mend the sect’s relationship with him.

Luofan accepted his grandfather’s 50,000-year torso Soul Bone and discovered its skill doubled the effects of his buffs. After traveling alone toward the Star Dou Great Forest, he reached level 50 in Suotuo City, ready to seek his next Soul Ring.

• Chen Xin gave Luofan the torso Soul Bone, explaining that it was his inheritance from his grandfather, and Luofan accepted it.
• Luofan absorbed the Soul Bone and gained a skill that doubled his buffs, strengthening Overpowering Aura and Quickstep.
• Luofan parted ways with Xue Qinghe and traveled alone toward the Star Dou Great Forest, cultivating along the way.
• Luofan reached Suotuo City, booked a hotel room, and waited there while training and expecting Yue Guan to catch up.
• Luofan’s Soul Power broke through to level 50, bringing him closer to obtaining his sixth Golden Entry.

Luofan and Yue Guan searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable fifth soul ring and found a roughly forty-thousand-year-old Blood-Burning Savage Bear. Before Luofan could claim it, Zhao Wuji and his companions arrived and challenged them, leaving Yue Guan ready to fight.

• Luofan told Yue Guan he wanted an amplification-type fifth soul skill and planned to absorb a soul ring aged thirty-five to forty thousand years.
• Luofan and Yue Guan searched the Star Dou Great Forest for two days before finding a suitable Blood-Burning Savage Bear on the third day.
• Yue Guan defeated the roughly forty-thousand-year-old bear, and Luofan prepared to finish it off.
• Zhao Wuji arrived with another middle-aged man and a blond boy, then demanded that Luofan and Yue Guan leave the bear to them.
• Luofan told Yue Guan that the other man had called him effeminate, and Zhao Wuji mocked Yue Guan before revealing his seven soul rings.

Yue Guan revealed himself as a Titled Douluo, while Luofan killed the dying forty-thousand-year Blood-Burning Savage Bear to claim its Soul Ring. Shrek Academy’s group fled, leaving Luofan seated beside the Soul Ring and preparing to absorb it.

• Yue Guan summoned nine Soul Rings and proved to Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin that he was a Titled Douluo.
• Zhao Wuji apologized to Yue Guan and pleaded for forgiveness after realizing his opponent’s strength.
• Luofan summoned his Exquisite Pagoda and killed the weakened Blood-Burning Savage Bear with his first Soul Skill.
• Yue Guan ordered Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, and Dai Mubai to leave so Luofan could absorb the Soul Ring in peace.
• Zhao Wuji led Shao Xin and Dai Mubai away, while Dai Mubai glanced back and saw Luofan preparing to absorb the forty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Luofan absorbed a forty-thousand-year Soul Ring and became a Five-Ring Soul King, astonishing Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, and Dai Mubai. He then began demonstrating his new Fifth Soul Skill to Yue Guan, who was pulled into the Exquisite Pagoda by Luofan’s fourth skill.

• Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji saw Luofan absorbing a forty-thousand-year Soul Ring, but Yue Guan ordered them to leave.
• Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, and Dai Mubai discussed Luofan’s seemingly impossible strength as they walked away.
• After enduring the Soul Ring’s pressure and mental shocks, Luofan absorbed it and advanced from rank fifty to rank fifty-two.
• Yue Guan congratulated Luofan on becoming the continent’s youngest Soul King and asked about his Fifth Soul Skill.
• Luofan explained that his Fifth Soul Skill required his fourth skill, Absorption, then pulled Yue Guan into the Exquisite Pagoda and activated it.